I thought I was aware of all the ELLER family living in the Audrain & Callaway County, MO area & how they fit into my ancestrial history...until this morning when I was searching through the 1870 Audrain County MO Census Index on Ancestry.com! Can anyone identify John Eller, a 48 year old farmer, who was living in Salt River Township (enumerated on page 604)? He was said to have been born in Virginia and had $10,000 worth of real estate & $2,000 worth of personal property--apparently, a fairly wealthy individual at that time. It appears from the census that he was a recently widowed father of nine (or more children) who are listed below: ELLER, John, 21, M, W, farming, born in Missouri ELLER, Samuel, 18, M, W, farming, born in Missouri ELLER, Sonetta (?), 16, F, W, at home, born in Missouri, attended school in last yr ELLER, Malinda, 15, F, W, at home, born in Missouri, attended school in last yr ELLER, Anna, 13, F, W, at home, born in Missouri, attended school in last yr ELLER, Ira, 10, M, W, at school, born in Missouri, attended school in last yr ELLER, Manda, 9, F, W, born in Missouri, attended school in last yr ELLER, Jefferson, 7, M, W, born in Missouri, attended school in last yr ELLER, Abram, 2, M, W, born in Missouri Also, in the home was a 50 yr old black woman shown on the census as "Manda Eller" along with a 5 yr old black male named "Moses Eller". Thank you in advance for any assistance that you might be able to provide. Rod Green Great-great-great grandson of Jacob Eller, Jr. and Elizabeth Grimes Ashland, MO.